About the Role
Join LPL Financial's Network Engineering team and help build the technology foundation that supports one of the nation's leading financial services organizations. As a Senior Network Engineer, you'll play a critical role in designing, implementing, and optimizing modern networking solutions across branch locations, data centers, and hybrid cloud environments. This position offers the opportunity to work with cutting-edge networking technologies, contribute to large-scale infrastructure initiatives, and collaborate with talented technology professionals focused on delivering secure, resilient, and scalable solutions for our advisors and clients. If you're passionate about network architecture, operational excellence, and continuous innovation, we'd love to hear from you.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, maintain, and support network infrastructure across branch offices, data centers, and hybrid cloud environments.
- Engineer and administer LAN and WAN technologies, including MPLS, Dedicated Internet Access (DIA), and SD-WAN solutions.
- Troubleshoot complex network issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement improvements that enhance network stability, performance, and security.
- Partner with internal technology teams, business stakeholders, vendors, and service providers to deliver networking initiatives and support operational requirements.
- Develop and implement network solutions aligned with enterprise architecture standards, security requirements, and industry best practices.
- Perform network performance monitoring, capacity planning, compliance assessments, optimization, and reporting.
- Support branch office deployments, infrastructure modernization efforts, and technology transformation initiatives.
Requirements
- 5+ years of network engineering experience designing, configuring, and troubleshooting Cisco routing, switching, and wireless networking solutions.
- Experience leading or supporting branch office network deployments across small, mid-sized, and large-scale environments.
- Experience implementing network security controls and utilizing network monitoring and logging platforms such as SolarWinds, LiveNX, ELK, or similar solutions.
- Experience performing network performance analysis, optimization, compliance reviews, capacity planning, and operational reporting.
- Ability to travel as needed, up to approximately 35%, based on business requirements.
- Strong verbal, written, and presentation skills with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Experience designing, architecting, planning, and implementing routing, switching, and data center networking solutions in multi-vendor environments.
- Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and drive projects to successful completion.
Skills
- Cisco routing
- Cisco switching
- Cisco wireless networking
- MPLS
- Dedicated Internet Access (DIA)
- SD-WAN solutions
- SolarWinds
- LiveNX
- ELK
- Cisco Wireless
- Cisco SD-WAN
- Software-Defined Access (SDA)
- Fortinet technologies
- VLANs
- Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
- OSPF
- BGP
- DNS
- 802.1X authentication
Location
- Branch locations
- Data centers
- Hybrid cloud environments
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Cisco certifications such as CCNA or CCNP.
Salary/Compensations
- $41.10-$68.53/hour
Benefits
- 401K matching
- Health benefits
- Employee stock options
- Paid time off
- Volunteer time off
About the Company
- LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: LPLA) is among the fastest growing wealth management firms in the U.S. As a leader in the financial advisor-mediated marketplace(6) , LPL supports over 32,000 financial advisors and the wealth management practices of approximately 1,100 financial institutions, servicing and custodying approximately $2.3 trillion in brokerage and advisory assets on behalf of approximately 8 million Americans. The firm provides a wide range of advisor affiliation models, investment solutions, fintech tools and practice management services, ensuring that advisors and institutions have the flexibility to choose the business model, services, and technology resources they need to run thriving businesses. For further information about LPL, please visit www.lpl.com.
- At LPL, independence means that advisors and institution leaders have the freedom they deserve to choose the business model, services, and technology resources that allow them to run a thriving business. They have the flexibility to do business their way. And they have the freedom to manage their client relationships, because they know their clients best. Simply put, we take care of our advisors and institutions, so they can take care of their clients.
- For further information about LPL, please visit www.lpl.com.
- Join the LPL team and help us make a difference by turning life’s aspirations into financial realities.
Equal Opportunity
- Principals only. EOE.
